Category: Julia’s Fairies original problems

Original Problems

24-27^th of February, 2018

• (27.02) No.1282 – Anatoly Stepochkin (ser-h#10*; Grasshopper).
• (26.02) No.1281 – Andrew Buchanan & Henrik Juel (h#2; Patrol Chess). Warm welcome to Henrik in Original problems section of JF!
• (25.02) No.1280 – Sergey Shumeiko (h#2.5; Duelist Chess).
• (25.02) No.1279 – Paul Rãican (PG 5; Undefined pieces, Annan, Chess 960).
• (25.02) No.1278 – Jacques Rotenberg (h#2; Sentinelles PionAdvers; Transmuted Kings). Some differences in the implementation of the conditions in WinChloe and Popeye to analyze in this problem dedicated to Peter Harris.
• (24.02) No.1277 – Václav Kotěšovec (hs#11; Nightriderhopper; Grasshopper). The author I’m always grateful to for careful preparing of his works for publication.

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Original Problems

18-19^th of February, 2018

• (19.02) No.1276 – Ľuboš Kekely (h#2; Transmuted King, No capture).
• (18.02) No.1275 – K.Seetharaman (h#2; Take&Make).
• (18.02) No.1274 – Peter Harris (hs#3.5; Anti-Circe Cheylan, Isardam; Royal Double Grasshopper).
• (18.02) No.1273 – Sébastien Luce (ser-h#41*; Alphabetic Chess ; Grasshopper, Antelope). Dedicated to Chris Feather.

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Original Problems

4^th of February, 2018

• (04.02) No.1272 – Chris Feather (ser-h#21*; Alphabetic Chess ; Double Grasshopper). “The idea of this problem was to show some of the characteristics of the doublegrasshopper…”
• (04.02) No.1271 – Oliver Sick (PG 8; Masand). “…only the double pawn g3, g4 is a hint for fairy elements”
• (04.02) No.1270 – «Naturalia non sunt turpia» (h#2; Take&Make). The author(s) prefers to stay anonymous.

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Original Problems

13-20^th of January, 2018

• (20.01) No.1269 – Geoff Foster (h#2,5; Transmuted Kings). “Based on Georgy Evseev’s No.1258…” (Author)
• (20.01) No.1268 – Hubert Gockel (#2; Senora, Faro, Loco, Saltador). Argentinian pieces in direct mate.

• (16.01) No.1261.1 – Günther Weeth (-18 & #1 Proca; Anti-Circe). Version to No.1261. “Chess problem friends Evseev and Widlert are absolutely right in pointing at the cook in nr. 1261: 4……, a4:Xb3[b7]+!. The alleged short solution indicated by de Heer, however, seems to be an error. Here you will find an effort at correcting the problem. For further examination!” (Author)
• (14.01) No.1267 – Jacques Rotenberg (h#3; Circe, Sentinelles PionAdvers, Transmuted Kings, Anti-Andernach). “Inspired by the 1248 of Peter Harris” (Author)
• (13.01) Fairings No.57 – by Chris Feather (distribution: Stephen Emmerson), added to the Articles section!
• (13.01) No.1266 – Ľuboš Kekely (ser-hs#16; Transmuted King).

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Original Problems

22^nd; 28^th; 31^st of December, 2017

Happy New Year! The warmest wishes to all of you, dear JF’s judges, authors, readers, commentators, solvers… to your families and friends!

• (31.12) No.1265 – Bosko Miloseski (s#3; Maximummer).
• (31.12) No.1264 – Nicolas Dupont (Exact-ser-x2018, Reflex). New Year joke 🙂
• (28.12) No.1263 – Michal Dragoun & Ladislav Salai jr. (h#2 ; Locust, Rook Locust, Bishop Locust).
• (22.12) No.1262 – Michel Caillaud & Jean-Marc Loustau (#2 ; Grasshopper, Rookhopper, Bishophoppers; Anticircé Calvet/Cheylan).

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Original Problems

9-17^th of December, 2017

• (17.12) No.1261 – Günther Weeth (-17 & #1 Proca; Anti-Circe).
• (14.12) No.1260 – Aleksey Oganesjan (hs#4). “hs# with Monkey AUW” (Author)
• (11.12) No.1259 – Oliver Sick (h#3; Argentinian Chess). “Argentinian Valladao.” (Author)
• (09.12) No.1258 – Georgy Evseev (h#2.5; Transmuted Kings). “A royal queen is to be checkmated, in the end.” (Author)

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Original Problems

3^rd of December, 2017

• (03.12) No.1257 – Nicolas Dupont (PG 17; Black reflex #).
• (03.12) No.1256 – Gani Ganapathi (h#2; Friend).
• (03.12) No.1255 – Vito Rallo (h#2.5; HurdleColourChanging Grasshopper).
• (03.12) No.1254 – Bosko Miloseski (s#2; Maximummer).

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Original Problems

19-20^th of November, 2017

• (20.11) No.1247.1 – Bosko Miloseski (h#3; Grasshopper). A new version to No.1247.
• (20.11) No.1253 – Bernd Gräfrath (PG 11; Losing Chess). Dedicated to François Labelle for the help with his program, Jacobi.
• (20.11) No.1252 – Gani Ganapathi (PG 6; Disparate). “The final position of Black and White are mirrored!” (Author)

• (19.11) No.1251 – Vitaly Medintsev (hs#3,5). The black Queen smartly intercepts the roles of Bishop/Rook.
• (19.11) No.1250 – Mario Parrinello & Ofer Comay (h#2; Sirene; Neutral Sirene; Nightrider-Locust). “…inspired by Mario’s 8^th Prize in StrateGems 2015… shows similar mates like in the original problem, but the strategy is different.” (Ofer Comay)

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Original Problems

11-13^th of November, 2017

• (13.11) No.1249 – Jacques Rotenberg (#2; Superguards). Warm welcome to Jacques in Original problems section of JF!
• (12.11) No.1248 – Peter Harris (h#2,5; Circe; Sentinelles PionAdvers; Transmuted Kings; Anti-Andernach).
• (12.11) No.1146.2 – Paul Rãican (PG 17; Masand). Hopefully, the final version to No.1146, published after the end of tournament but before the award is made, accepted by the judge of PG/Retros 2015-16 Thomas Brand.

• (11.11) No.1247 – Bosko Miloseski (h#3; Grasshopper). ODT by the pair of jumpers.
• (11.11) No.1246 – Daniel Novomesky (h#4; Bicolores). Checked by the piece of the own side…

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